November 2015 Babies

Hand, foot, mouth disease

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ryma22 wrote:

Anyone experience this yet? My little girl just got diagnosed yesterday. It is absolutely miserable. The ped prescribed her some mouthwash but our pharmacy was out of the ingredients! Ugh trying a different pharmacy tomorrow. She has only eaten yogurt and drank some pedialyte and milk. :(

My daughter got it from her cousin a few months ago. She only had it on her feet and hands, no mouth sores. So no medication for us. But she was miserable and when the blisters start, it’s so sad to see your baby in pain. Hope your baby gets through it soon

Oh boy. It is bad. My twins had it last spring and I got it too (even though adults aren’t supposed to get it). All I can say is that it is VERY painful so don’t hesitate to give your child the maximum dose of pain medication around the clock as recommended by their pediatrician. Seriously. I was taking 600mg of ibuprofen every 4 hours and the max dose of Tylenol with codeine and I was still miserable. I had to literally drink diluted lidocaine just to be able to eat and drink. When feeding your child keep in mind that hot and cold things hurt, so stick with room temperature stuff. And for yourself, stock your liquor cabinet!

Also, don’t freak out if your child’s fingernails or toenails start to fall off in a few weeks. It doesn’t hurt, it’s just weird! I only lost one nail and my daughter only lost a couple but my son lost like 10.

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